Monthly Archives: March 2006

Friend of mine just lit a cigarette on my stove, and he got too close to the flame. Hair still smoking, he asked “Oh, what happened?”. Now it stinks like burnt ass in my mini kitchen.

(Original picture courtesy of Justin) This is dedicated to a fun, 3 hour hike in the rain with Justin and Taro, followed by a night of kushikatsu, drinking, karaoke, and onsening in Nara.

Ponpoko pon no pon is the onomotopoetic Japanese expression of how tanuki move. When I saw one running, I was impressed by the accuracy of which ponpoko pon no pon captures their wobbly gait. Known erroneously as a “badger” or … Continue reading →

It sucks to see pets being crammed together like this, warmed like chicken karaage under intense heat lamps. Unfortunately, pet stores like this seem to be pretty successful. There are some humane society-like organizations, but they are not nearly as … Continue reading →

I’m not writing about anything especially interesting or though provoking. This is simply about an average day in the office over here. It?s one degree outside. That?s what the screen on the wall-mounted air conditioner reads, but it doesn?t feel … Continue reading →

A wolf preying upon an obatallion.